The HITECH Act and Meaningful Use Implications for Population and Public Health

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1 The HITECH Act and Meaningful Use Implications for Population and Public Health Bill Brand, MPH Public Health Informatics Institute Meaningful Use for Public Health Professionals: Basic Training May 16, CDC May 24, AMIA Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services Public Health Informatics and Technology Program Office

2 Disclaimer The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2

3 Your Challenge During This Session: Create a Game The end of this session will include a brief review game. You are a member of the Clue Crew. As you are taking notes, try to identify a multiple choice question. Three choices for answer (A, B, C) Write it on an index card. 3

4 Session Overview Overview of the HITECH Act Overview of the Meaningful Use Program Implications for population health and public health 4

7 HITECH Vision Goal: To improve the health of Americans and the performance of the nation s health system through health information technology (HIT) An important component of health reform Way to harness the full potential of digital technology 7

9 Steps in Promoting the National Health IT Agenda Establish standards, technology services, and trust to support interoperability Develop nationwide standards for information exchange Support research and development of new technology Provide guidance in nationwide health IT standards and agreements Stimulate adoption of interoperable electronic health records Provide financial incentives Make sure all certified records systems have the capability to exchange information among disparate systems Promote the meaningful use of EHRs to improve quality and efficiency Assist eligible professionals during selection and implementation Stimulate information exchange resources within and across Showcase community and national models 9

10 Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Programs Designed to Support Achievement of Meaningful Use Areas of Support Technical Assistance Health Information Exchange Breakthrough Examples Human Resources 10

12 ONC Programs Designed to Support Achievement of Meaningful Use Health Information Exchange State Health Information Exchange (HIE) Program: Funding and technical assistance to states to support eligible professionals in achieving HIE requirements Nationwide Health Information Network Activities Expanded definitions, specifications and sample implementations to support exchange to achieve meaningful use 12

13 ONC Programs Designed to Support Achievement of Meaningful Use Breakthrough Examples Beacon Communities Program Demonstration communities involving clinicians, hospitals and consumers Showing how EHRs can achieve breakthrough improvements in health care Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects (SHARP) Research focused Addresses problems that have impeded adoption 13

14 ONC Programs Designed to Support Achievement of Meaningful Use Human Resources Workforce Training Programs Several distinct programs that are supporting the education of up to 45,000 new health IT workers to support implementation 14

15 THE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID EHR INCENTIVE PROGRAMS 15

16 What is Meaningful Use? Meaningful use is using certified EHR technology to: Improve quality, safety, efficiency, and reduce health disparities Engage patients and families in their health care Improve care coordination Improve population and public health all the while maintaining privacy and security. 16

19 What are the Requirements of Stage 1? Eligible Professionals must complete: 15 core objectives 6 total Clinical Quality Measures (CQM) (3 core or alternate core, and 3/38 from menu set) 5 objectives out of 10 from menu set 1 must be public health Hospitals must complete: 14 core objectives 15 CQM 5 objectives out of 10 from menu set 19

22 Health Outcomes Policy Priority Improve population and public health 1 MU: Stage 1 Menu Set Objectives Stage 1 Objective Capability to submit electronic data to immunization registries or Immunization Information Systems and actual submission in accordance with applicable law and practice Hospitals Only: Capability to submit electronic data on reportable (as required by state or local law) lab results to public health agencies and actual submission in accordance with applicable law and practice Capability to submit electronic syndromic surveillance data to public health agencies and actual submission in accordance with applicable law and practice Stage 1 Measure Performed at least one test of the certified EHR technology s capacity to submit electronic data to immunization registries and follow-up submission if the test is successful (unless none of the immunization registries to which the EP, eligible hospital or CAH submits such information have the capacity to receive such information electronically) Performed at least one test of certified EHR technology s capacity to provide submission of reportable lab results to public health agencies and follow-up submission if the test is successful (unless none of the public health agencies to which the EP, eligible hospital or CAH submits such information have the capacity to receive such information electronically) Performed at least one test of certified EHR technology s capacity to provide electronic syndromic surveillance data to public health agencies and follow-up submission if the test is successful (unless none of the public health agencies to which the EP, eligible hospital or CAH submits such information have the capacity to receive such information electronically) 1 Unless an EP, eligible hospital or CAH has an exception for all of these objectives and measures they must complete at least one as part of their demonstration of the menu set in order to be a meaningful EHR user. 22

23 Three Steps to Meaningful Use Acquire a certified EHR system or module Use... the system as rules require For Public Health Decide which of the 3 objectives will be part of the program Publish any additional test file specifications Verify successful test submission Attest... the data was submitted as rules require 23

24 What are the Reporting Requirements of Stage 1? Stage 1 Meaningful Use: Reporting period : 90 days for first year One year for second year Reporting through attestation MU measures Clinical Quality Measures Reporting may be yes/no or numerator/denominator attestation Certain objectives: 80% of patients must have records in the certified EHR technology 24

26 Adopt/Implement/Upgrade for Medicaid EHR Incentives Only for first participation year Adopted demonstration of a financial and/or legal commitment to certified EHR technology Implemented e.g., staff training, data entry of patient demographic information into EHR Upgraded demonstration of a financial or legal commitment to the new MU certified release Must be certified EHR technology capable of meeting all of the meaningful use objectives No EHR reporting period 26

27 States Flexibility to Revise Meaningful Use States can seek CMS prior approval to move up to 4 public health related objectives to the core set for their Medicaid providers: Generate lists of patients by specific conditions for quality improvement, reduction of disparities, research, or outreach (can specify particular conditions) Reporting to immunization registries Reportable lab results Syndromic surveillance (can specify for their providers how to test the data submission and to which specific destination) As of 4/25/2011, no states had made this request 27

28 Stages 2 and 3 Stage 2 recommendations being developed now Builds on Stage 1 Lays foundation for Stage 3 Data elements: Include data of public health interest in EHRs for current and future use Reporting objectives: Have to be of high value and feasibility Quality measures: What are the most meaningful population health metrics? 28

29 Certifying EHR Systems Goal: Standardize what EHR systems must do to achieve Meaningful Use requirements Includes functional and interoperability requirements Companion rules to meaningful use A marketplace game-changer Helps create greater consistency across products for public health to work with 29

32 Implications for Public Health (1 of 2) Unprecedented opportunity/challenge to partner on HIE and population health improvement Public health agencies not the only infomediary of population health data Medicaid program a critical partner 32

33 Implications for Public Health (2 of 2) Increased expectations for HIE capabilities Upgrading information systems to be more standards-based Upgrading servers and bandwidth may be necessary Training the workforce in standards-based/hl7 information exchange Greater need for agency-wide/enterprise architecture for HIE Data quality takes on new urgency Adequate staffing to handle influx of (new) reporting practices and volume of data 33

35 Working With Stakeholders Don t assume public health reporting will occur as in the past Develop assessment and validation criteria for public health information systems Develop organizational capacity and workforce competencies 35

36 Resources 36

37 Resources Get information, FAQs, tip sheets and more at CMS s official website for the EHR incentive programs: 37

39 Resources Learn about certification and certified EHRs, as well as other ONC programs designed to support providers as they make the transition: 39

40 Your Challenge During This Session: Create a Game The end of this session will include a brief review game. You are a member of the Clue Crew. As you are taking notes, try to identify a multiple choice question. Three choices for answer (A, B, C) Write it on an index card. 40

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